Oh, and I remembered the password for my original account. I don't know where that was rattling around in my brainmeats, but it came back to me.
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Looking for Sarah-Kate (S'kate) Burgess
by arachnia ini've been searching for sarah-kate burgess, of southampton, uk since losing touch with her in 1996. she was an au pair here in the states for a year and during that time we became best friends.
after she returned home, i visited her twice, once in 1993, and once in 1996. during the last visit, i was in the midst of exiting the jw's and my marraige.
she knew about the marraige coming to an end and was supportive, but suspected the other and dropped subtle hints that she knew what i was planning to do.
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HELLO EVERYONE
by sarahkate innew to the forum, just wanted to say hi, will tell my brief story sometime, happy at the moment just getting to know you all!!!!.
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sarahkate xx.
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I realize that this is quite an old post. I haven't really posted on this site in over a decade. But I saw this here today and wondered, if this is possibly the SarahKate I've been looking for. She was an au pair here in the US in the early 1990's and that's how we met. She was born in 1966. If this is her, I hope she'll contact me. Here's the original post I made on the site: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/24933/1/Looking-for-Sarah-Kate-Skate-Burgess
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Looking for Sarah-Kate (S'kate) Burgess
by arachnia ini've been searching for sarah-kate burgess, of southampton, uk since losing touch with her in 1996. she was an au pair here in the states for a year and during that time we became best friends.
after she returned home, i visited her twice, once in 1993, and once in 1996. during the last visit, i was in the midst of exiting the jw's and my marraige.
she knew about the marraige coming to an end and was supportive, but suspected the other and dropped subtle hints that she knew what i was planning to do.
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arachnia
I will? :) I don't see one.
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Tattoos
by SpunkyChick ini'm considering getting a tattoo.
who else has tats?
let's see some pics of your tats...
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BE CAREFUL (Women On This Forum)
by RAYZORBLADE inhey folks, not to send chills through anyones spine, but it has come to my attention, there was a former member to this forum that seems to be causing some members (women) some problems and unnecessary grief.
(on-line stalking)
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/46927/662959/post.ashx#662959
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BTTT - "Bring To The Top"
This is used when someone replies to a topic just to bring it back to the most current topics list as it is deemed worthwhile information that all should read and not miss. :)
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Tattoos
by SpunkyChick ini'm considering getting a tattoo.
who else has tats?
let's see some pics of your tats...
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I love my tatts. I have three currently and I'm working on my next one. :) I only have a pic of my latest one from last year:
I don't get mine to be unique, or trendy, blah blah. I have them because I like them. If others don't, that's cool too. :)
Some advise: make sure you go to a reputable shop and artist. Chain stores can have particular artists who are uniquely talented, but many times that's where artists get their start and you aren't dealing with the level of experience required for a high-quality tattoo. Also, cleanliness is a major concern. Here in Michigan, there are only three counties that require their body art studios to be inspected by the Dept of Health. I have a particular shop I go to and they are in one of those counties. They are very professional, in fact, just walking in, unless you read the sign you might think you were in a jewelry store instead of a tattoo/body art shop. (It's XS in Rochester, MI if anyone in the area would like to check it out.)
Do a lot of research on the shop/artist before committing to one, and spend lots of time figuring out what you want, and where you want it. It's with you for life so make sure it's what you want where you want it. Good luck! :)
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Did you know anyone who commited suicide in the org?
by JH inback in 1991, a young brother maybe 18 years old living next to my place committed suicide.
his father expected him to be very zealous just like he was, but the son never wanted to be like that.
he was always controlled by his father.
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I knew several who attempted (myself included, thankfully, I failed.) and a few who succeeded.
Danny Hayes, he had converted while in high school, he was dating a girl whose mother was a JW. They both ended up getting baptised, but broke up. Danny was very zealous; after breaking up with Rhonda he really didn't seem to want to have anything to do with dating, but was obsessed with the ministry. Several years passed, I think he pioneered, but I cannot recall clearly at the moment. I know he wanted to be an MS, but can't remember if he was ever appointed. (This all happened in the mid-to-late eighties so my memory isn't great on it.) He was very sweet and well-intentioned, but sort of ended up relegated to the "weirdos" crowd in our congregation. Eventually, he became inactive, and I think at one point he may have been DF'd. The rumors started that he was dealing drugs (never verified) and soon afterwards, news of his suicide began to circulate. I heard that he shot himself, but prior to doing so, he plastic tarps all over the room in order to minimize the cleanup for whoever found him. So sad, he was a very kind and caring boy.
In the late 80's early 90's, My friend Barb's brother shot himself in his parents backyard. He was in his twenties, and was a well-respected MS, played the guitar and sang at gatherings, everyone really liked him. He was on lithium and the claim was that his dosage was incorrect (basically, the JW's placed the blame on the meds, because of course, in their minds, if he hadn't been on those, everything would have been fine ). While the dosage may have been incorrect, I always wondered, "what about the reason he was on the meds to begin with?" But of course, you couldn't talk about that, because JW's are the happiest people on earth!
Early 90's - Harry Geyer (sp?) drove to a field and asphyxiated himself via a hose from his exhaust which he put in the window and rolled up as far as it would go. Before his wife Anne had converted to JWism, he had been sentenced to prison for killing someone while drink driving. He was placed in a halfway home and she had to go and pick him up and drop him off every day for his job at Deputy Dawg's coney restaurant. She would sometimes have to do this while out in service, so we would have to take two cars into the territory. I always felt so bad for her, she had this old beater car that would stall and break down on her all of the time. She stayed in the marraige though, because she was told that her persistance might persuade him to convert too. He did, and they had a child. I think his son was about six years old when his dad killed himself. Harry was apparently "addicted" to pain killers (he had to walk with a cane as a result of the accident) and was going to be DF'd for it (or perhaps he already had, I can't recall exactly.) A few years later, Anne married another brother, an MS who suffered major mental issues but they were sort of overlooked due to his zeal in the ministry. (He was part of the "weirdo" crowd mentioned earlier). I felt bad for her son. That man had no business being a father, even a step-father. He was very unstable in my mind, I remember when my father's DA announcement was made, he immediately raced over to where my family was sitting and started rubbing my brother's back (he was about 16-17 at the time) and telling him that he should start studying with him (the MS) so that he didn't end up like his father. What arrogance. But I digress.
So sad, all of them.
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Kingdom Hearts
by Dolphin57 inhas anyone played square and disney's kingdom hearts for ps2?
people think it sounds corny but it rocks for any final fantasy and/or disney fan.
edited by - dolphin57 on 8 january 2003 18:42:12.
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Hubby and I *ADORE* this game. We play it together, taking turns, for hours or weekends at a time. ;) Actually we beat it last week, after about a month, but unfortunately our disk has a smudge or scratch we've been unable to locate and fix, so although we have met all of the objectives in order to get the bonus epilogue reward at the end, our disc freezes during the credits. :-( We've tried several times to remedy this, without success. Ah well, we'll get to see it eventually, even if we have to borrow someone else's disc and use it with our memory card.
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Who is your inner Greek God/Goddess? (QUIZ)
by Gizmo ini am apollo.
#1artemis twin brother.
he was a great musician, and the god of truth, light, and healing.
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Athena- was the goddess of battle. She was known as being logical and wise. she was also the protector of weavers, architects, and artists. She was one of the virgin goddesses, and was vain.
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JWs Say Good-Bye to Veteran's Stadium!
by Funchback ina letter was read this week at the philadelphia area kingdom halls that this year's district convention will be held in norphilly (north philly) at the liacouras center (temple university's indoor arena).
this is the first time the philadelphia district convention will be held indoors.
here's what people will miss at the vet (feel free to add to the list): .
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Hey Aztec!
I was also a Silverdomite. Were you there when they had the place divided in half by a huge curtain and the motocross people were practicing in the other section? Or when there was some dance group either practicing or giving a show at The Main Event (that restaurant inside the dome)? Remember "smilin, stylin' and profilin?" ;-) I grew up in the Rochester, MI congregation and subsequently went to Troy, MI and Royal Oak, MI after getting married. Any chance we might know each other?
Cheers,
~Trase